Just wondering if someone has a plan for these contemporary upholstered chairs (need to replace only the chairs…already have a table). Thinking in building a set of 8 or….take the easy way and buy a crappy version if the build is too difficult.

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Chair plans are hard to come by. There are a handfulof books with good dining chair plans in them. Moreimportantly though, these good books teach how todesign and build a good chair.

The chairs you want are pretty basic, but there aresometimes intricacies in the shape of the seat andthe various angles that aren’t visible in some photographs. Furthermore, the upholstery part is not always easyand you might want to find an upholsterer first whocan do a nice job on a chair frame.

You might want to buy a similar chair on ebay orlocally and take it apart to copy. That’s a goodapproach.

Loren mentioned that there are a number of good books to help you. Here is one that I highly recommend: Chairmaking and Design by Jeff Miller. He describes making a variety of chairs, but more importantly, he shows jigs he uses to get consistent results. HTH

Just curious. Do you really need plans? Those chairs are not hard to make especially for someone who has made a maloof style chair. I can give you some good guidance on the construction.

Are you going to attempt the upholstery? It’s pretty basic as far as upholstery goes. However, putting the outside back on takes a bit of skill.

If you are interested in making those chairs I’ll help you with frame measurements, angles and reinforcement. The most common issue folk encounter is separating the back from the sides. We can prevent that easily. Let me know. You can pm me and we can talk over the phone if you wish.